Share A Refund SFTP API overview

Overview

The Share A Refund SFTP API lets you manage secure file transfer configurations and credentials. You can develop applications that integrate with Share A Refund to automate the exchange of large datasets, ensuring that reports and shipping data are securely delivered to external servers for processing.

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The following figure shows the relationship between your Share A Refund app, the Share A Refund API, and SFTP services.

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Figure 1. Share A Refund API relationship diagram.

Share A Refund App

Share A Refund’s SFTP services give users the ability to define secure endpoints for data dumps, allowing for the automated push and pull of files between the platform and internal enterprise systems.

Share A Refund API

The REST API that allows users to create, update, and validate SFTP connection profiles from within your app.

Credential Management

A system that securely stores authentication details, such as login credentials and SSH keys to ensure that automated connections remain authenticated without exposing sensitive secrets.

Connection Testing

A mechanism that validates connectivity to the specified host and checks for firewall issues or credential errors before the activation of a transfer automation.

What can users do with the Share A Refund SFTP API?

Users can use the Share A Refund SFTP API to perform common workflows, such as:

  • Create a new SFTP connection profile
  • Update credentials for an existing server
  • Test connectivity to a remote host
  • Define specific directory paths for file uploads
  • List all configured SFTP destinations
  • Delete obsolete connection profiles

SFTP properties available to create, modify, update and delete through the Share A Refund SFTP API:

  • Connection Status
  • Credentials
  • Host Details
  • Port Configurations
  • Remote Paths

Additional info

Learn more about developing with Share A Refund SFTP API, including handling authentication, authorization, reference the Develop on Share A Refund API for your workspace. More

Learn more about how to launch and run a Share A Refund SFTP API app, read the Developer Getting Started Guide. More

Updated on January 23, 2026
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